Sunrise to Sunset (7-12)

While our main focus for today was an afternoon sea kayak trip we decided to fill the morning with the sunrise and a bike ride. 

Cadillac Mountain has the distinction of hosting the first sunrise to reach the United States.  Not wanting to miss a minute of this day we were on Cadillac Mountain at 4:30 a.m. waiting for the 5 a.m. sunrise.  It was worth the early morning start to see the sun rise over the ocean and welcome us to another day.  However, we were not alone.  This popular tourist destination was crowded.  In fact, one ingenious person set up his camp stove and was brewing coffee. Many of us were disappointed that he did not make enough to share.

After an early breakfast we decided to cycle the Loop Road again.  However, this time our focus was not site seeing but just cycling.  Our speed was up and the stops disappeared and we had a fantastic time.  When we reached Cadillac Mountain we climbed to the top.  While today’s climb was slower than yesterdays, it was still fun and the downhill was great. 

In the afternoon we drove to Southwest Harbor for our kayak tour.  We stopped for a quick lunch at a sandwich shop were Jeff ate a vegetable sandwich and Joe, being the smarter of the two, had a dish of home made berry ice cream.  We then proceeded to Maine State Kayak were we met our group and guides.  They fitted us with kayak skirts and life vests before driving us to Seal sound were our journey began. We paddled a tandem kayak 6.5 miles north to Pretty Marsh. During our journey we quickly realized that cycling did not prepare us for kayaking.  We were tired after nearly 3 hours on the water but had a great time.

Our evening ended as the sunset in the west.  However, we did not get to enjoy the sunset as we were doing laundry and packing for the next days journey.

Sunrise Photos

Kayaking  Photos

Kayak Map

Misc Photos